LlNCOLN : History prefers
legends to men.
lt prefers nobility
to brutality.
Soaring speeches
to quiet deeds.
History remembers the battle
and forgets the blood.
Whatever history
remembers of me,
if it remembers
anything at all,
it shall only be
a fraction of the truth.
For whatever else l am,
a husband, a lawyer,
a president,
l shall always think
of myself as a man
who struggled
against darkness.
l leave
in your trusted hands,
my dear friend Henry,
this record that begins
when l was just a boy.
(SHOUTl NG ORDERS)
MAN : Get on down there.
H urry it up !
(MEN SHOUTl NG)
Please, sir, no.
There's been some
kind of mistake.
l ain't no sl*ve.
Let them go ! Aaron !
Go back inside !
Let them go !
Will !
Quiet!
He's my friend !
Look away, Abraham .
lt's not our place.
Look away.
(SCREAMS)
(YELLS)
(G RU NTl NG)
(SCREAMS)
Abraham !
(SCREAMS)
NANCY:
Thomas, help them !
(G ROANS)
Leave him alone !
THOMAS:
Are you all right?
Did you strike
my friend here?
He was beating my son !
Did you strike him ,
Lincoln?
They're not sl*ves,
and you know it.
l suggest you get
back to your work
before you find yourself
led away in chains.
U ntil every man is free,
we are all sl*ves.
(CH UCKLES)
Very well , then .
Since you're all
so concerned
with freedom ,
you may consider yourself
free from the burden of
my employ.
And the debt
you've been
working off,
l'd like it
paid in full
with interest.
Now, please.
lf you get one more penny
from me, Mr. Barts,
it will come with a fist
wrapped around it.
All right, Mr. Lincoln .
There are other ways
to collect a debt.
(DOOR CREAKl NG)
NANCY: (SCREAMl NG) No !
THOMAS: What's happening
to her, Father?
Please help her!
Please, l beg of you .
You've got to do
something , Father.
(GASPl NG)
(NANCY MUMBLl NG)
Easy, child .
Look away, Abraham .
(SCREAMl NG)
l've never seen
anything like this.
Strange.
NANCY: You promise me.
(BREATH l NG H EAVl LY)
Let's step outside.
l'm sorry,
l don't know
what ails her.
NANCY: Abraham .
Come and lie next to me.
l've been writing , Mama.
"Days are swift
as an lndian arrow,
"flying like
a sh**ting star.
"The present day is here,
"and then slides away
in haste,
"that we can never say
is ours,
"but only say
"is passed ."
Mother?
(TREMBLl NG)
Mother?
Ll NCOLN : Mama once told me
that l hadn't cried
when l was born.
That l'd simply
opened my eyes,
looked at her
smiling face,
and smiled back.
My light was gone.
l don't know
how he did it. . .
Abraham ,
you promise me. . .
You promise me
you won't go and do
anything foolish .
Ll NCOLN : Nine years later,
my father joined her
in death.
No longer bound
by my promise,
l tried to fortify
the nerve to pursue
my vengeance.
STU RG ES:
Haven't you had enough?
A boy only gets this
drunk when he wants
to kiss a girl
or k*ll a man .
BARTS:
Adam , Adam , let me explain .
ADAM: Last one, Barts.
l'm not coming
up here to clean up
your messes anymore.
BARTS: Yes, sir.
l promise.
(SPEAKl NG l N DlSTl NCTLY)
Every so often , l think
about what it would be
like to be in the South .
So, where's Henry?
Yes, sir. We've been
looking all over, sir.
Searching high and low.
Low is more likely.
J ust find him , Barts.
Oh , and send
a fresh crop south .
We have a lot of
mouths to feed .
Yes, sir.
"Yes, sir, no, sir.
H igh , sir, low, sir."
For my mother.
(BARTS LAUG H l NG)
That was unlucky.
Might have put me
out of my misery.
Where the hell
are you running to?
(LAUG H l NG)
Don't much like
chasing chickens.
Little boy,
all grown up.
Come to avenge
his dear momma.
There are two kinds
of men , Mr. Lincoln .
Those that have the guts
to pull the trigger
and those who do not.
Powder, patch , ball .
Don't mess it up.
You weren't asleep
that night.
Were you?
(LAUG H l NG)
Oh ! You dropped the ball ,
Mr. Lincoln . (LAUG HS)
Your mama's blood
was sickening sweet.
l hope yours
tastes better!
(EXHALES)
(SCREAMS)
(SNARLl NG)
(G ROAN l NG)
(BARTS YELLl NG)
(GASPS)
(G ROANS)
(FAl NT SCREAMl NG)
(CLATTERl NG)
(WOMAN SCREAMl NG)
(MAN G RU NTS)
(WOMAN SCREAMS)
(MAN G RU NTl NG)
(YELLS)
Might l suggest
that we begin by
closing the door?
(STAMMERl NG)
Yeah , l'm sorry.
l didn't see anything !
Should we dive right in?
Or are you finding
Gabrielle's egress
too distracting?
l'm sorry, sir,
but who are you?
Who l am is
Henry Sturges.
And where you are
is my home.
And what happened . . .
l saved your life
during your rather
pathetic attempt
at taking another's.
What were you
doing there, and
how did you know
l would try to k*ll Barts?
How?
l watched this boy
carry out his first
long-awaited mission .
Drunk, might l add .
And l think,
"You have wasted your time
watching this one, Henry.
"He's not
a promising recruit.
"He is just a selfish boy
with his heart set
on vengeance."
And l realized ,
"This boy is
a goddamned idiot! "
"l doubt he even knew
his target was a vampire."
A vampire?
Yes. lmmortal ,
blood-sucking demons.
Fortunately for you ,
Mr. Lincoln ,
hunting them is
something of a hobby.
But vampires
are just myths.
Myths don't
beat you senseless
after you've put
a b*llet in their brain .
Thank you .
No, Mr. Lincoln ,
vampires are real .
They exist in every city
and every state
in the U nion .
lf what you say is true,
you could help me k*ll him .
l could pay you
to k*ll him !
My services
are not for sale.
And the word you are
looking for is "destroy."
lt is quite
a feat to k*ll that
which is already dead .
But you don't understand .
My mother was m*rder*d .
And if l teach you how
to m*rder her m*rder*r,
so what?
How will that
honor her memory?
How will that
benefit the next boy
whose mother is taken?
lf vengeance is
all you seek,
seek it elsewhere.
Teach me to fight
as you do. Please,
l'll do anything you say.
You promise to cast aside
all notions of vengeance
and commit to
the life of a hunter?
You will have
no friends,
no family.
Ll NCOLN : l told him
what he wanted to hear,
but all l cared about
was k*lling the monster
that took my mother.
l'm in .
Scottish H ighland p*stol .
And if one barrel
isn't enough ,
seven should do you .
The blunderbuss.
And if you lose
your ball ,
you can always
stuff your pocket watch
down the end of it.
So, Abe,
which one
takes your fancy?
Actually, l haven't
had the best of luck
with sh**ting irons.
But,
l was a rail splitter.
l would like you to
chop this tree down
with a single swing .
That tree?
lt's got to be more
than a foot across.
That's impossible.
But it isn't a tree.
lt's what you hate
most in the world .
So, tell me,
Mr. Lincoln ,
what do you hate?
l hate Jack Barts.
Then strike him down .
Well , clearly you don't
hate him that much .
Tell me what you hate.
l hate that my mother
was taken away.
lnadequate.
l hate that
we were afraid .
And?
That my mother and father,
everyone that we knew,
lived in fear.
Pathetic.
l hate that
l was too small .
Too weak.
Yes.
And that you failed . . .
Yes !
. . .to protect her.
Yes !
And that you
let her die.
(YELLl NG)
Power, Lincoln ,
real power,
comes not from hate,
but from truth .
Before you protect others
from darkness,
you must first be able
to protect yourself.
Your enemies have
the power to render
themselves invisible.
You must have the ability
to fight blind .
To see, without seeing .
(BOTH G RU NTl NG)
(BLOWS LAN Dl NG)
(FALLl NG)
(COUG H l NG WEAKLY)
(PANTl NG)
Again .
(BOTH G RU NTl NG)
Ll NCOLN : ln the weeks
that followed,
Henry endeavored
to impart a lifetime of
vampire-hunting secrets.
Their ability to
adapt to sunlight.
Their power to render
themselves invisible.
But most of all,
he taught me how
to destroy them.
When J udas
betrayed Jesus,
his reward was
30 pieces of silver.
At that moment,
those pieces became
a symbol of betraying God .
Of evil .
And silver
became a curse
upon the cursed.
You will never see a vampire
with silver on his person .
Nor see them
reflected in mirrors.
The one thing
God placed beyond
the reach of a vampire.
The one thing he
can never possess.
Ll NCOLN : Barts.
STU RG ES: And the only thing
that renders him powerless.
Henry, Jack Barts !
l give you the targets.
That was our deal .
This is not only
about Jack Barts.
Vadoma,
a ruthless enforcer.
And her brother.
l've seen him before.
l saw him
with Jack Barts.
STU RG ES:
They call him Adam .
He, from whom
all others are made.
Vampires have been
in the New World
for centuries.
Slaughtering native tribes
and early settlers.
But when the Europeans
arrived with their sl*ves,
the dead saw
a sinister
opportunity.
They built an empire
in the South .
But, in recent years,
they pressed north ,
leaving death
in their wake.
lt falls to us, Abraham ,
the hunters,
to keep the balance.
To ensure
that this remains
a nation of men ,
and not monsters.
What we do,
we do not
for one man ,
but for the good
of all mankind .
Ll NCOLN :
Henry sent me off into
the world with a reminder.
No attachments.
No distractions.
No friends or family.
Besides,
who could l trust?
Anyone in this
well-mannered city
might very well
be one of them.
MAN : Son of a b*tch !
(G ROANS)
l ever see you here again ,
l will have your ba*ls
as a coin purse !
(MAN SHOUTl NG)
Good afternoon , sir.
Joshua Speed
at your service.
Abraham . U h , Lincoln .
l need a bit of help.
All right.
Well , a friend in need ,
is a friend of Speed .
What can l get for you?
l don't suppose you know
of any rooms for rent,
Mr. Speed?
What sort of room
are you looking for,
Mr. Lincoln?
Well , a cheap one,
as l have spent
all of my money
on law books
and have none to
spare at the moment.
Now, as you say
you have none,
am l to take your
meaning as "cheap"
or "free of charge"?
Well , on credit.
l don't think you'll find
such a room in Springfield .
People here are
strangely accustomed
to being compensated .
Good day.
There is one room ,
Mr. Lincoln .
l was recently forced to
part ways with a thieving
prick of an associate
and am , therefore,
in need of a replacement.
There's a room upstairs.
lt isn't much , but l suppose
it could be had on credit,
if the tenant
were willing to
work here in return .
Ll NCOLN : Dear Henry,
life in Springfield is
less than desirous.
Fear not.
My pittance of a salary
doesn't allow me to
deviate from your rules.
No friends, no family.
And certainly,
no woman would find me,
and my existence, enticing.
(BELL CH lMES)
Excuse me.
Excuse me,
l'll be needing these.
J ust one second , ma'am .
Well , you needn't call me
ma'am , as if l'm some
haggard spinster.
l'm sorry, ma'am .
(MUTTERl NG l N DlSTl NCTLY)
Madam . . . l mean , miss.
l'm Abraham . U h , Lincoln .
Mary Todd .
(DOOR OPEN l NG)
Darling .
There you are.
You mustn't flit
from store to
store so quickly.
Well , perhaps if you didn't
stop to jaw with every
gentleman in Springfield . . .
l could say
the same for you .
Stephen Douglas.
How do you do?
Abraham . . . Lincoln .
Are you a voting man ,
Mr. Lincoln?
(SlG HS)
l . . . (CLEARS TH ROAT)
How do you feel about
keeping sl*very
out of lllinois?
l'm running for
the legislature.
l'm sure he'd love to hear
your campaign speech ,
but Mr. Lincoln
was just about to
attend to my list.
DOUG LAS:
We were talking , dear.
sl*very, it's
a complicated issue.
l couldn't disagree
with you more,
Mr. Douglas.
(DOOR OPENS)
Mr. Douglas, Miss Todd .
You have met my new
associate, Abraham .
A letter came for you .
STU RG ES: Dear Abe.
Your prescription
awaits you at the
local pharmacy.
Ask for Aaron Stibel,
Junior.
Mr. Lincoln?
l'm so sorry.
Good day of work,
Abraham .
Thank you .
STU RG ES:
But don't forget,
always have
a contingency plan.
Ll NCOLN :
Aaron Stibel , J unior?
Yes?
(SNARLS)
(YELLS)
(G ROANS)
(SCREAMS)
(PANTl NG)
(G RU NTl NG)
(G ROANS)
PHARMAClST: That's it.
Oh , that's tight.
(G RU NTl NG)
Don't worry.
lt will only hurt
for a second or two.
Did you eat today?
(SNARLS)
(G ROANS)
(PANTl NG)
(G RU NTl NG)
Ll NCOLN :
l had k*lled a monster.
And l would k*ll again.
But no amount of death
could make me forget.
(WH l N N l ES)
Merciful Christ, Lincoln ,
what happened to your face?
Don't worry,
l'll still be
able to work.
Work?
To hell with work.
We got invited
to a ball .
lt could be your chance
to save Mary Todd
from a life of boredom .
Ll NCOLN :
This suit makes me
look ridiculous.
Nonsense.
But that hat makes
you look ridiculous.
Come on .
Come on , come on .
Look, there she is.
Mr. Douglas,
Joshua Speed .
Pleasure to see you .
Mary, you look lovely.
MAN 1 :
He's still missing .
MAN 2: Who's that?
Aaron Stibel .
J unior or Senior?
J unior.
MAN 2: Who is that man?
MAN 1 : l don't know.
(PEOPLE TALKl NG
l N DlSTl NCTLY)
Mr. Douglas, you know
Senator Nolan , of course.
Oh , yes, Stephen .
Good to see you .
DOUG LAS:
Have you heard this news?
(CLEARS TH ROAT)
NOLAN : Oh , yes. Yes, we're
looking into it.
Rest assured ,
this kind of
lawlessness
won't stand in
the noble state
of lllinois.
(SLOW MUSlC PLAYl NG)
lt's called a dance.
lf we were meant to
sit alone, they would've
called it something else.
Yes, l suppose
they would have.
(SlG HS)
Come, Mr. Lincoln .
You'll ruin the upholstery
if you sit there any longer.
l'm sure you're
a very nice man ,
Mr. Lincoln ,
but you're a. . .
A shopkeeper,
in a borrowed suit.
MARY:
No, it's not a matter
of means. Really, no.
l came to Springfield
looking for someone
different.
Someone whose life was
a bit more adventurous,
and well . . .
(CH UCKLES)
My apologies,
l'm never this. . .
Ll NCOLN : Honest?
Rude.
Miss Todd ,
may l speak candidly?
l , too, came here
to better myself.
That's why l've
taken an interest
in the law,
and why, if l may be
so bold , l have taken
an interest in you .
And as for the adventure
that you seek,
l suspect that few men
could ever hope to
provide that for you .
Least of all
your fiancé,
Stephen Douglas.
Mr. Lincoln ,
you are full
of surprises.
Miss Todd ,
you have no idea.
STU RG ES: Dear Abraham.
l've made a deposit
at the local bank.
(COUG H l NG)
Be careful, it can
quickly disappear.
(YELLS)
(CLATTERl NG)
(COUG HS)
Ll NCOLN : Henry, there are
more than l ever thought
possible.
Pharmacists,
innkeepers, pastors.
lt's more than
a man can bear.
(YELLl NG)
(SNARLl NG)
(WH lMPERl NG)
(G RU NTS)
(G ROANS)
Well , l see l'm such
interesting company.
l'm sorry.
(SlG H l NG)
l've been working nights.
Really? ls that true?
Do you really want to
know the truth , Mary?
Each and every night,
l go out
hunting vampires.
Well , how do you
hunt these vampires?
With an ax.
A special silver ax,
of course.
Of course.
And how many would you
reckon you've k*lled?
Five. No, six.
l have k*lled
six vampires.
My goodness !
(LAUG HS)
Abe !
Here l thought you
were an honest man .
Really! (LAUG H l NG)
(Ll NCOLN BARKl NG)
(LAUG H l NG)
Well , l had
a wonderful day, Abe.
As did l , Mary.
Miss Todd , you are
a woman of ravishing
resourcefulness.
Mr. Lincoln ,
you have no idea.
STU RG ES: You will have
no friends, no family.
l , uh , should be going . lt's late.
Ll NCOLN :
How could l bring her
into this world?
A world of demons,
of danger.
Good night, then , Lincoln .
Good night, Mary.
Happy hunting .
Ll NCOLN : lf l truly
cared for her,
the kindest thing
l could do
was walk away.
This hunter is another
of Henry's disciples?
They say
he's a madman .
l can't wait
to meet him .
(DOOR OPENS)
A stock boy,
reading a law book.
What? You studying
to be a lawyer?
As a matter of fact, l am .
All right,
what about
a little test?
What's the law
for free sl*ves
in the North?
According to the
Fugitive sl*ve Act
of 1 793,
enforcing Article four,
section two,
of the U nited States
Constitution ,
"All runaway sl*ves
must be returned to
their owners."
However,
personal liberty laws
state that
"Anyone who is
born free
"cannot be taken
under this act."
l heard a good
woman once say
"U ntil all men
are free,
"we're all sl*ves."
(SCREAMS)
Will?
Will Johnson !
How did you . . . ?
(LAUG HS)
l was back home
and heard
you moved here.
Studying to be a lawyer.
That's good .
l'm in need of
a good lawyer.
What, are you in
some kind of trouble?
l was freeing
sl*ves down South
on the railroad ,
hoping to find my
brother down there.
Some bounty hunters
got after me.
Said l was a runaway.
l need a writ, Abe,
saying l was born free.
You know, Will . . .
Come on .
Hey.
Speed , this is
Will Johnson .
Will Johnson ,
my oldest friend
in the world .
The store isn't
going to run itself, Abe.
l'll have him back
as soon as possible,
Mr. Speed .
l promise.
You're getting tall , Abe.
Look like you still
don't eat much , either.
(CH UCKLES)
You still afraid
of the dark, too?
Not so much anymore.
(MAN SHOUTS)
That's him , Abe.
That's the guy
that's been chasing me.
Gentlemen , gentlemen ,
gentlemen ,
l'm sure we can
work this out.
(G U N c*ck NG)
Now l suggest
you walk away, son .
No, sir,
l suggest you do.
MARY: l've sent word
to Senator Nolan .
He'll have you out soon .
You're far too kind ,
Miss Todd .
And he's far too ugly
to have a woman like you .
l think
common-looking people
are the best in the world .
That's why the Lord
makes so many of them .
l just thank God
he was there.
Ll NCOLN : But l won't
always be there.
Mary,
what if something
was going on ,
something terrible,
and you knew that there was
no way on earth that one man
could stop it?
What would you do?
Well ,
l wouldn't back
away from what's right
just because it's hard .
My father used to say,
"Plant your feet
and stand firm .
"The only question is
where to put your feet."
We may fail
in this fight.
We may only shatter
the tranquil veil
of oppression ,
but we must
not be deterred !
For ours is a just
and noble cause.
The cause of freedom .
The very cause upon which
our founding fathers built
this great nation !
(CROWD CH EERl NG)
(TALKl NG l N DlSTl NCTLY)
A voice like that
is too strong to be
stuck keeping shop.
l'm actually studying
to be a lawyer.
Ah ! Well , Mr. Lincoln ,
maybe it's time you
thought about politics.
l can connect you
with the right people.
Thank you ,
Senator Nolan .
A pleasure young man .
The same.
You're on your way,
Mr. Lincoln .
l sent you to Springfield
to hunt vampires,
not to chase votes.
Lesson one,
always have
a contingency plan .
lf vampire hunting
doesn't pan out,
l need a career
to fall back on .
l'm being serious.
So am l , Henry.
l have done everything
you've asked of me.
Every letter,
every name,
but never the letter
l wait for,
and never the name
l want most.
When do l get to
k*ll Jack Barts?
Barts knows about Mary.
lt's time.
Abraham ,
be careful .
(HORSES N ElG H l NG)
(SN l FFl NG)
Abraham-f*cking-Linc. . .
(YELLS)
Oh ! Missed again !
l hope you're
better with an ax
than you were with a g*n .
(CH UCKLl NG)
Come on , Lincoln !
(WHOOPl NG)
Catch me before
l get to Mary.
(YELLl NG)
(G RU NTl NG)
(YELLS)
(ROARS)
Catch me if you can , boy!
(LAUG HS)
(SCREAMl NG)
There's thousands
of us here.
He won't stop
until this whole
country is ours.
And they'll be
coming for you now.
Ask your friend , Henry.
(G RU NTS)
(G ROANS)
You shut your mouth ,
you stupid wh*re.
Give me what l need ,
or l'll knock your
teeth out.
(G ROAN l NG)
(CHOKl NG)
You lying son of a b*tch .
God damn it!
No, Abe, stop !
You weren't
ready to know.
What, that you
are a vampire?
You are not
the only one
who has lost everything
to vampires.
J ust because
the carriage stops,
doesn't mean
we have to.
(MEN SHOUTl NG)
Get in the carriage.
Take this.
Run . J ust run .
(SCREAMl NG)
(SOBBl NG) Henry!
(SCREAMl NG)
(GASPl NG)
(SCREAMl NG)
Her soul was pure.
But yours, Henry. . .
(YELLl NG)
(GASPl NG)
lt's one of
God's little tricks.
Vampires cannot
k*ll their own kind .
Only the living
can k*ll the dead .
Welcome to the family.
STU RG ES: You can 't save
the world, and the ones
you love, Lincoln.
You need to
make a choice.
l'm sorry,
but goodbye.
(TH U N DER CRASH l NG)
(YELLS)
Abe !
Mary!
What on earth
are you doing?
Come on in .
What are you hiding?
Nothing .
Abe?
(STAMMERl NG) lt's nothing .
Abe, l know
when you're lying .
What are you
hiding from me?
All right.
l didn't want to
tell you this way.
This is not the way
that l planned it.
But if you really
must know,
Mary Todd ,
will you make me
the happiest of men?
(G lGG LES)
And do you , Abraham ,
promise to love her,
comfort her,
be honorable and honest
with her in all things,
in sickness
and health ,
till death
do you part?
l do.
Then by the power vested
in me by almighty God ,
in the great state
of lllinois,
l now pronounce you
man and wife.
You may kiss the bride.
(APPLAUSE)
Your mother
would be so proud .
Thank you , Will .
l'm happy
you could be here.
You're the only family
l have.
Except for this one.
Congratulations.
May l introduce
Mr. Henry Sturges.
My wife, Mary.
And my dear friend ,
Will Johnson .
Heavens, Mr. Sturges,
you're as chilly
as the winter wind .
Henry, please.
l'm afraid that's a hazard
of carrying one's own bottle.
Well , you know what they say,
"Cold hands, warm heart."
Yes, but l highly
doubt that.
(LAUG H l NG)
Mr. Sturges is
a business associate.
Yes, l thought
we could talk
a little business.
Oh , of course.
lf you'll excuse me.
What the hell
are you doing here?
Be cautious, Abraham .
One forgets
how easily we can lose
the most precious things.
They don't even
know who l am .
Go upriver.
lnvite this
Mr. Lincoln to join us
at the plantation .
We're going to
throw a ball
in his honor.
What makes you think
he'll accept?
l think we can find
a way to tempt him .
lt's a good book.
lt's good .
(G ROANS)
Get him !
Abe.
We've got a problem .
They took Will .
What are you
going to do?
l'm going to accept
his invitation .
Ll NCOLN : Speed deserved
to know the truth of what
we were about to face.
l told him everything.
Not knowing if he
would believe me
or think me mad.
Not knowing if he
would have the courage
to face the monsters
that l had come to know.
You and me, Abraham ,
together we can
accomplish anything .
Ll NCOLN :
There are no sl*ves.
Where are they?
l was just
wondering that.
(l N DlSTl NCT CONVERSATlONS)
Something isn't right
about this, Abe.
Yeah .
l don't know
how to dance.
Don't worry,
l'll teach you .
Wait here.
ADAM:
Ladies and gentlemen ,
dinner is served .
(PEOPLE SCREAMl NG)
(YELLS)
(G ROANS)
(VADOMA SCREECH l NG)
ADAM: Bravo, Mr. Lincoln .
Bravo. You're even
better than l'd heard .
A shame to sacrifice
so many of my best men ,
but l needed to know
if you're up to the task.
What do you
want with me?
To see you liberated .
To see you rise up
and destroy your oppressor.
That's interesting advice,
coming from a sl*ve owner.
Men have enslaved
each other
since they invented gods
to forgive them for doing it.
l've seen Jews
build Egypt's glory.
(SCREAMl NG)
Seen Christians
thrown to lions
with my own eyes.
And l've seen Africans
sell their own kind
to Europeans.
May l share one
of the revelations
of my 5,000 years?
We're all sl*ves
to something .
l , to eternity.
You , to your convictions.
Others, to the color
of their skin .
All l ever wanted
was to see my kind
granted their
rightful place.
But there are those of us,
those like your friend
Henry,
who enjoy
living in the dark.
And as you're
doubtless aware,
l cannot personally
destroy him , nor he l .
You , Mr. Lincoln ,
you could eliminate
those last pockets
of resistance,
beginning with
Henry Sturges himself.
All l ask
is for you to
break your chains.
k*ll your master.
Be free.
And if l refuse?
Then you go on
your merry way.
After l make you
one of us, and
spoon-feed you
your friend .
Now, a simple
"yes" or "no"
will suffice.
k*ll Henry,
save your friend .
Feel free to take
your time to decide.
Five,
four,
three,
two,
one.
(HORSES N ElG H l NG)
SPEED: Come on !
(CLAMORl NG)
(WOMAN MlMlCKl NG OWL)
This way.
Miss Tubman , Miss Tubman .
We've been waiting for you .
Come quickly.
TU BMAN : People getting
k*lled every day.
sl*ves disappearing .
Some people talk about
monsters and demons.
(MEN SHOUTl NG)
Good morning .
Good morning .
How can l assist you
on this beautiful day?
We're looking
for three men .
You know,
l did see someone
run down that way.
(BELL Rl NGS)
You're welcome to
come in if you like.
Our service is
about to begin .
MAN : Right,
let's keep going .
(BABY CRl ES)
l take it y'all
came from up North?
Yes, ma'am .
Well , l suggest
you get back there
as fast as you can .
There's a w*r coming .
A w*r for the soul
of the country.
Going to be all colors
of blood spilled .
Ll NCOLN :
Our nation was built
on the backs of sl*ves.
Their labor,
their blood.
More blood than
you could
possibly imagine.
l have seen this horror
of the South firsthand .
DOUG LAS: l say the need
for peace outweighs
the needs of the blacks.
l say that if the people
of this great nation
want sl*very,
then let them have it.
The demon of sl*very is
tearing our country apart.
We must stand up.
We must stand
strong and fight.
Fight for the very
soul of our nation .
U ntil every man is free,
we are all sl*ves !
You cannot take on
sl*very, Abraham .
You cannot take
on the whole South !
Why, because of Adam?
No.
Are you afraid of him?
Because it is the only thing
that has kept them sated for
all these years,
and you take that away,
then no one is safe.
So you get to choose
who lives and who dies.
Ll NCOLN : A great man
once said ,
"What we do,
we do not
for ourselves,
"not for one man ,
but for the good
of all mankind ! "
Not all mankind , Abraham .
MARY: Abe?
May l have
my husband back?
He's all yours,
Mrs. Lincoln .
Ll NCOLN : Henry only saw
the struggle his way.
But l began at last
to see it another.
To see and to feel
the even greater
issues at stake.
So, he and l would
go our separate ways.
As the Bible says,
the time had come
for me to put aside
childish things.
l would fight
not with an ax,
but with words and ideals.
For a time,
they proved
a stronger weapon.
PEOPLE: (CHANTl NG)
Lincoln ! Lincoln ! Lincoln !
Ll NCOLN : l appear
before you to take,
in your presence,
the oath prescribed
by the Constitution
of the U nited States
to be taken by
the president
before he enters
on the execution
of this office.
The question of sl*very
is better settled with
a pen than with a sword .
SOLDl ER: Fire !
(SOLDl ERS YELLl NG)
Ll NCOLN :
Through twists of fate,
l found myself at
50 years of age,
the father of a nation that
was tearing itself apart
while trying to be
the father to a boy
not much older than l was
when l lost my mother.
3, 000 more dead .
(DOOR OPENS)
When's the last time
you had something to eat?
l'm not hungry,
thank you .
You have got to eat, Abe.
You're only human .
Come along , Willie.
Ll NCOLN : Willie.
Wl LL: Willie.
lf you do this,
there is no
turning back, Abe.
l know.
l'm trying to protect
the freedom of a nation .
lf this w*r
is truly a stand
against evil ,
then let it stand
for something .
lf it is a w*r for
the freedom of man ,
why not give all men
a reason to fight it?
MAN : "All persons
held as sl*ves
"within any state
or designated
part of a state,
"the people whereof
shall be in rebellion
"against the U nited States
shall be then . . ."
". . .and henceforward
shall be free."
(LOW G ROWLl NG)
Good morning .
Precious little one,
what's your name?
Willie.
And your father?
What's his?
Abraham .
(SPEAKl NG l N DlSTl NCTLY)
(l NAU Dl BLE)
VADOMA: What a beautiful
silver sword .
How is our
little soldier faring?
DOCTOR: l've never seen
anything like it.
l'm sorry.
l don't know
what ails your boy.
(WH lMPERl NG)
(POCKET WATCH TlCKl NG)
(MUSlC PLAYl NG SOFTLY)
Abe.
Mary's calling for you .
l'm so sorry, Abraham .
Why didn't they take me?
Because they know
it is a fate much
worse than death .
Mary
is inconsolable.
She says she doesn't want
to go on without him .
There is a way, Abraham .
You know that l can
restore the dead .
MARY: Do it.
Do it.
Mary. . .
Do it!
Your journal ,
the one you always
kept in your coat pocket,
l know l shouldn't have,
Abe, but l needed to know
what you were hiding .
lf what you say
is true,
l beg you ,
give us our
little boy back.
Mary, he wouldn't
be our little boy.
He would be something else,
something terrible.
Trust me,
you don't want that.
You're asking me
to trust you?
After you lied to me
for all these years.
l did it to protect you ,
to protect our family.
And how did that work out?
You did this, Abe !
You did this !
You brought this on him !
You brought this
on our boy!
(SOBBl NG)
Let me go to them .
Make a truce with Adam .
We must stop this w*r.
Willie's death is
just the beginning .
Don't you dare
say his name.
l warned you .
You didn't heed me.
How many more boys
will have to die
before you listen to me?
SPEED: These boys
are dying in vain.
We should pull
the troops back.
Abraham , this w*r has
cost us countless lives,
not to mention
millions of dollars.
l thought we were going to
make this country great,
not tear it apart.
This is the only way
we can save
the country now, Speed .
Send in troops.
U nion troops
are flooding
onto the field .
We are now
outnumbered
and ill-equipped
compared to the North .
We will support you ,
but you will
need to support us.
No, thank you .
Rest assured ,
Mr. Davis,
you'll have as many
of my kind as you need .
(SOLDl ERS YELLl NG)
SOLDl ER: Fire !
Fire !
G EN ERAL: Ready!
Aim !
Here they come !
Fire !
Why did they
drop their r*fles?
Fire !
lt's the first day
of Gettysburg .
lt's been a disaster.
l don't think the army
can survive another.
lf the rebels break through ,
they'll be here in days.
The generals think
we should evacuate
Washington .
Run the w*r
from New York or
Boston , if need be.
You have to
win this w*r.
lf you don't,
then all of it. . .
Then our son's death
will have been for nothing .
How can l win a w*r
when l can't even
protect my own family?
Our men have no way
of defending themselves
against this enemy.
When our b*ll*ts are useless,
our bayonets are powerless
as this fork!
This. . .
Will !
Speed !
This. This is
what we need .
A fork.
Silver.
Okay, okay.
How much do we need?
All of it.
VADOMA:
And why tell me
this, Mr. Speed?
Why betray
your friend?
SPEED: He is my friend ,
but l love this country
even more.
And he, more than anyone,
is responsible for tearing
this nation apart.
You've done
the right thing .
l know.
SPEED:
32, 33, 34, 35. . .
That is a lot
of silver, Abe.
Now, how are we going
to get all this there?
l'm sorry, Mary.
l'm sorry l've kept you
in the dark all these years.
l need you , Mary.
l've waited a long time
to hear you say those words.
l want you to leave
Washington , Mary.
Miss Tubman ,
please have some tea.
l very much
appreciate you coming
to speak with me today.
Oh , yes.
Things have not been easy,
what with my. . .
The death of my
son and the w*r.
l need to get out
of Washington .
And l need
a lot of help.
(SlG HS)
This w*r ends tonight.
And with it,
our millennia
of darkness.
We have to do this
on our own .
No one can know
what's on that train .
lf we don't get those
weapons to those boys
at Gettysburg ,
the w*r is over.
lt's time we had
a nation of our own .
Come,
we have a train to catch .
lt's 80 miles from
here to Gettysburg .
Eighty miles will decide
whether this nation
belongs to the living
or the dead .
ls everything
all right, Speed?
l just can't believe
you're still writing
in that book.
lt's all in here, Speed .
The good with the bad .
What's this?
ADAM: They're
fleeing the nest.
Leaving Washington
free for us.
Look at me.
l said look at me.
Leave her.
Don't want to
miss this train .
WOMAN : Let's go.
Henry, what the hell
are you doing here?
l just wanted to see
how far your foolishness
would take you .
l don't have
time to argue !
l didn't come here
to argue with you .
l came here to tell you
that your dear friend
Speed back there
is a traitor.
(CH UCKLES)
He betrayed you , Abe.
Speed is leading you . . .
You have no idea
what you're talking about.
That's all
according to plan .
(TH U DDl NG)
(SCREAMS)
You must
get off this train .
No, you must
get off this train .
This is not
your w*r, Henry.
Ah .
(SNARLl NG)
(SCREAMS)
(G ROANS)
(PANTl NG)
(YELLS)
They're here, Abe.
A whole heap of them .
We can't let them
stop this train .
You go through there
and you're dead .
Get out now,
it's your last chance.
Did you load that thing?
We've got to keep them
away from the locomotive.
(ROARS)
(YELLl NG)
Why don't you let
him go, Lincoln?
Emancipate yourselves.
l will never follow you .
Oh , you don't have
to follow me, Abe.
l have the train .
l have the silver.
Soon l'll have
the whole country.
l'm going
to destroy the myth
of Abraham Lincoln
so that history
will forever know you
not as a man ,
but as a monster!
(G RU NTl NG)
(LAUG H l NG)
Lincoln set us up.
We've been tricked , Adam .
There is no silver
on this train .
Abe !
SPEED: Abe !
Abe !
Hello, Speed .
Where is the silver?
Silver?
Should be here.
Why did you lie to me?
To get you all
in one place,
to finish you .
Speed?
(SCREAMl NG) No !
ADAM: Mr. President!
There is nowhere
left to run , Lincoln .
Where is it?
Where is the silver?
Right here !
(POCKET WATCH TlCKl NG)
(H EN RY STRAl N l NG)
(G RU NTl NG)
Thank you , Henry.
l suppose some vampires
can be trusted .
As can some men , Abraham .
lf the train
was a decoy,
where is the silver?
This isn't
the only railroad .
A wise man
once taught me,
always have
a contingency plan .
Get me more !
Bayonets. Bayonets for
Springfield muskets.
Springfield muskets !
Five-pounders and grenades
are in the second wagon
in the back.
Go now, go now.
(LOW G ROWLl NG)
(YELLl NG)
Fire !
(l NAU Dl BLE)
Ll NCOLN : Four score
and seven years ago,
our fathers brought forth
on this continent
a new nation
conceived in liberty
and dedicated to
the proposition
that all men
are created equal.
Now we are engaged
in a great civil w*r,
testing whether
that nation,
or any nation
so conceived and
so dedicated,
can long endure.
lt is for us,
the living, rather
to be dedicated here
to the unfinished
work which they
who fought here
have thus far
so nobly advanced .
lt is rather for us
to be here dedicated
to the great task
remaining before us
that from these honored
dead we take increased
devotion to that cause
for which they gave
the last full measure
of devotion ,
that we here
highly resolve
that these dead
shall not have
died in vain ,
and that this nation ,
under God ,
shall have a new
birth of freedom ,
and that government
of the people,
by the people,
for the people,
shall not perish
from the earth .
(ALL CH EERl NG)
(PEOPLE CLAMORl NG)
Our enemies have
made their exodus.
Some back to Europe,
some to South America
and the Orient.
They've seen that America
shall forever be a nation
of living men,
a nation of free men.
STU RG ES: We make
rather a good team ,
you and l .
One can't help but think
of all the good we could
do if we had more time.
Limitless time.
MARY: Lincoln !
Yes, well ,
time waits for no man .
We're going to be late
for the theater.
Hold onto this
for me, Henry.
Mary, darling ,
have you seen my hat?
lt's on your desk
in the office.
Have you seen my hat?
Abraham , let me
make you immortal .
Let us fight
through the ages,
side by side.
Vampires are not
the only things
that live forever.
(CH UCKLES)
Ll NCOLN : History prefers
legends to men.
lt prefers nobility
to brutality.
Soaring speeches
to quiet deeds.
History remembers
the battle
and forgets the blood.
However history
remembers me,
if it does at all,
it shall only remember
a fraction of the truth.
(AMBl ENT MUSlC PLAYl NG)
(PEOPLE LAUG H l NG)
One more.
A guy only gets that drunk
when he wants to kiss
a girl or k*ll a man .
So, which is it?
(POWERLESS PLAYl NG)
(Sl NG l NG) l watched you
fall apart and
chased you to the end
l'm left with emptiness
that words cannot defend
You'll never know
what l became
because of you
Ten thousand
promises
Ten thousand
ways to lose
And you
held it all
And l was
by your side
Powerless
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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
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